Siddhartha joined thousands of searchers like himself, renunciants: men and even a few women who had renounced the world, embracing poverty and celibacy, living on the edge, just as spiritual seekers still do in India today.
Siddhartha bergabung ribuan pencari seperti sendiri, renunciants: laki-laki dan bahkan beberapa wanita yang telah meninggalkan dunia, merangkul kemiskinan dan selibat, hidup di tepi, seperti rohani pencari masih lakukan di India hari ini.